VACANCY NOTICE
PIU PROCUREMENT
SPECIALIST
(10 person-months)
Project description:
With
a worsening coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation unfolding in the fourth
quarter of 2020, the Government of Mongolia has requested urgent additional
support for social protection measures to mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of
the pandemic on poor and vulnerable groups. The proposed project will (i) apply
shock-responsive social protection principles to continue support for pro-poor
child grant top-ups on a temporary basis through an established national social
assistance program, and (ii) strengthen social welfare programs and systems for
improved household resilience and government response to future crises.
The
Executing Agency of the project, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
invites qualified candidates to fill the position of PIU Procurement
Specialist.
Detailed tasks:
Under the supervision of
the project coordinator, the procurement specialist’s responsibilities include:
1.
ensure that the
procurement under the project is conducted in accordance with ADB guidelines
and the project procurement plan approved by ADB and the government, and its
updates;
2.
coordinate with other
specialists and local advisors of the PIU;
3.
regularly update the
procurement plan as required under ADB guidelines and seek approval from the
MLSP;
4.
provide assistance to the
MLSP and the evaluation and recruitment committees in organizing procurement
and recruitment of consultants to accelerate processes;
5.
coordinate with the MLSP
and ADB in preparing advertisements, short listing, bidding documents,
evaluation, letters of awards, draft contracts, etc., in the procurement of
goods, works, and services including consultancies;
6.
liaise with ADB staff as
required and submit the items to ADB requiring prior review and documents
needing ADB approval;
7.
make necessary
arrangement for contract signatures in consultation with the MLSP;
8.
keep progress of
procurement and consultant recruitment activities against procurement
timetables, highlight variations in progress, record reasons, and identify
remedial actions, if any;
9.
assist in selection of
small-scale 25 competitive grants for shelters, one-stop service centers, and
MDTs nationwide; and
10.
prepare periodic progress
report on status of procurement and consultant recruitment as required by the
project manager.
Requirements:
The procurement
specialist should have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in
international and national bidding procedures, procurement procedure,
especially preparation of expression of interest, notice inviting tender, TOR,
request for proposal, and bidding document for procurement of consultant
services, goods, and works. Preference will be given for experience in handling
ADB procurement procedure. Fluency in English is required.
If
you meet the requirements of the advertised position, please, submit your
curriculum vitae in English and Mongolian, copies of diploma(s) and
certificate(s) with English translation and reference letter(s) from past
employer(s) (English and Mongolian) in a sealed envelope by 5 PM of 06 August 2021 to the below
address. Incomplete applications will be excluded from further consideration.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Submitted documents will not be
returned to the applicant.
Submission
address: Project
Implementation Unit Office
State
Owned Building XI, Room 403
Sukhbaatar
District, 8th khoroo, Baga Toiruu 44a,
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia
Phone:
+976- 99022140
99191391